TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The enjoyment of negative emotions in the experience of magic
JO  - Behavioral and brain sciences
A1  - Leddington, Jason
SP  - e369
EP  - e369
VL  - 40
IS  - 
N2  - Theatrical magic is designed to elicit negative emotions such as feelings of vulnerability, loss of control, apprehension, fear, confusion, and bafflement. This commentary suggests that the Distancing-Embracing model can help us understand how the experience of magic can be aesthetically pleasurable, not despite, rather thanks to, some of the strong negative emotions it provokes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-525X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X17001777
ID  - ref1
ER  -